The Insanity of Denethor

[The Only Real Estel]

I can see what you're saying, but doesn't this (kind of) happen in the book? He does change his mind, but the madness (or pride) takes over again. This seems to occur twice in the Pyre scenes.

True, he does change his mind for a split-second, but the movie doesn't give us his ensuing backswing right back to madness, making it seem like he wished he wasn't on fire (sounds kind've strange ).I think it would've been better to go with the 'Denethor grabs torch & ends his own life' idea rather than what PJ installed...